ARTICLES ABOUT INVESTMENT STRATEGY BY DATE - PAGE 4

Jan 7 (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc has fired Richard Cookson, chief investment officer of its private bank, as the company looks to cut costs, Bloomberg reported on Monday. Citigroup will no longer rely on one person to lead the firm's investment strategy and will instead seek to "better leverage the existing in-house expertise across Citi," including its markets and banking research teams, Bloomberg said, citing an internal memo. () Chief Executive Mike Corbat named two company veterans to lead its institutional and consumer businesses on Monday and set lines of command to give him more direct responsibility for executives than his predecessor.

* Yen remains on defensive, giving boost to Nikkei * MSCI Asia ex-Japan little changed * Most Asian markets closed for Christmas holiday By Chikako Mogi TOKYO, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Uncertainty over whether U.S. lawmakers will strike a deal by an end-of-year deadline to avert a severe fiscal retrenchment undermined the yen and bolstered Japanese shares, but trading volume was low with many participants on Christmas holiday. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner failed to gain support for a tax plan at the end of last week, raising fears that the United States may face the "fiscal cliff" of some $600 billion in automatic spending cuts and tax increases set to start on Jan. 1. U.S. lawmakers and President Barack Obama were on Christmas holiday and talks were unlikely to resume until later in the week.

Overview -- New York City-based investment holding company Harbinger Group Inc. is seeking to refinance its existing $500 million 10.625% senior secured notes due 2015 for $650 million 8.0% senior secured notes due 2017. -- We are affirming the company's 'B' corporate credit rating and assigning a 'B' issue-level rating and '3' recovery rating to the new senior secured notes. -- The outlook is stable, which reflects our expectation for weak portfolio diversification over the next few years and debt service coverage to remain weak for the next two years, but for liquidity to remain adequate.

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Hedge fund manager William Ackman moved one step closer to getting permanent capital for his Pershing Square funds when more than 120 investors committed to convert $2.2 billion of their investments into stakes in Pershing Square Holdings when it goes public. "Our principal goal in launching Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd was to convert existing capital to an eventual permanent form," Ackman wrote in a letter to investors.

* KPN's debt ratio above target range since June * Reviewing 2015 strategy, decisions in coming months -CEO * Considers dividend cut, asset sales, rights issue -CEO * America Mobil supports KPN investment strategy By Leila Abboud BARCELONA, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Dutch telecoms group KPN may accept a lower credit rating if that meant it could continue to invest in its networks in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Speaking at the Morgan Stanley TMT conference in Barcelona, chief executive Eelco Blok also said on Wednesday KPN was reviewing its strategy through 2015 to see how to balance its need to cut debt with its goal of strengthening its operations.

* Dow up 0.2 pct, S&P 500 up 0.2 pct, Nasdaq up 0.6 pct * Volume among lightest of year * Transocean shares up after results, Time Warner off on video demand By Atossa Araxia Abrahamian NEW YORK, Nov 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks advanced modestly on Monday in light trading in one of the year's quietest sessions on the day before the U.S. presidential election. Whatever the outcome of the race between incumbent President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney, the election's resolution will finally end the uncertainty that has kept the market stagnant for the past few weeks.

* Canada's block on Petronas puts foreign investment in question * Experts still see Canadian output growing with Asian investment * CNOOC's failed Unocal takeover in 2005 didn't slow U.S. oil growth By Joshua Schneyer and David Sheppard NEW YORK Oct 24 (Reuters) - In other energy-rich countries, a decision to knock back a major foreign investment would likely provoke cries of resource nationalism and raise questions about prospects for oil and gas production growth.